Vacant Foreclosure Flooded By Vandals Hit With $100K In Damages

In Beaufort County, South Carolina, The Hilton Head Island Packet reports:

• A vacant Bluffton home in foreclosure sustained $100,000 worth of water damage last week when drains were plugged and water faucets were left running intentionally, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. The abandoned and foreclosed Westbury Park home, which was for sale, was found April 7 with water covering the first floor, a sheriff's report said. An employee from Brokers Real Estate in Bluffton told deputies that all the sinks and tubs had been plugged with factory-installed stoppers. Water had been turned on, causing overflows.

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